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Adoption in Lafayette, LA

Lafayette Adoption Agencies, Lawyers and More

Since adoption laws vary by state, finding resources that are specific to your adoption needs can be difficult, especially when you need to locate professionals that serve your area. With this in mind, then, we’ve compiled a list of sources to help you pursue adoption in Lafayette.

Lafayette Adoption Agencies

As a national, full-service adoption agency, American Adoptions is more than capable of meeting all of your Lafayette adoption needs. From counseling pregnant women about unplanned pregnancy options to helping adoptive families keep in touch with their children’s birth parents, we do it all. If, however, you’re interested in researching Lafayette’s other adoption professionals, here are some places to start:

Lafayette Adoption Attorneys

In every adoption scenario, both parties will need access to an adoption attorney to make sure the adoption is legally and ethically completed. If you work with American Adoptions, you’ll be connected with a trusted attorney. If you don’t, you may want to begin contacting Lafayette attorneys who specialize in family law:

Lafayette Foster Care Professionals

As a private adoption agency, American Adoptions is not involved with Louisiana’s foster care system. However, the state has many children who are in need of foster parents or those interested in adopting from foster care. If this is something you might consider, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the following agencies:

Lafayette Home Study Providers

Before a family can adopt a child, they must have a completed home study in the state of Louisiana. A home study is essentially an assessment of your readiness to adopt and includes three phases: a documentation stage, a home visit and interviews with each member of your family. To begin the process, you can contact any of the following Louisiana adoption home study providers:

Lafayette International Adoption Agencies

American Adoptions works only to complete adoptions in the United States. However, Louisiana does have professionals to help you adopt from a different country. For more information, contact any of the following international adoption agencies:

Lafayette Hospitals

If you’re a pregnant woman considering adoption in Lafayette, you will need to devise a hospital plan, which includes all the elements of a traditional birth plan and more. Women considering adoption will work with their adoption specialists to consider details like whether or not they want the adoptive family in the room and whether or not they’d like to nurse their babies or spend time alone with them.

If you are an adoptive family traveling to Lafayette to adopt, you’ll most likely meet your newest family member in one of the following locations:

Lafayette Courts

Before a Lafayette adoption is complete, an adoptive family must undergo a finalization hearing. This will give a Louisiana judge an opportunity to ensure that the adoption was legally and ethically completed, and it’s the day your child becomes legally and permanently yours! If you live in Lafayette, your adoption finalization hearing will take place in the Lafayette Parish courthouse.

Lafayette Tourist Attractions

If you travel from out of state to adopt, you may be required to hang around Lafayette for a few days or weeks while interstate regulations are followed. If this is the case, don’t hesitate to get out and enjoy the area’s attractions!

Becoming a Father is Creation's Greatest Gift

My wife and I were not blessed with the ability to bear children. We were pregnant 8 times and each time there was a problem, causing my wife to lose the baby. I promised myself if I was ever allowed to become a father I would do the very best I could do as a parent. We wondered if God thought we were not fit to become parents. Finally, He allowed us to become parents through adoption. An adopted child is truly a chosen child. If a couple can bear children they do not have a choice on the child they receive. Adoption gives you choices and I believe God places the right child with the proper family. Our son became one of the favored children in our respective families and there was absolutely no difference because he was adopted.

The day the Adoption Agency placed my son in my arms, I became a father, a king and the proudest man on earth. I could not believe God was entrusting us with his finest creation, a child. I have no way to say what it is like to become a natural father, but I can tell you there is no way it could be any better than adopting a child. I could not love a natural child any more, or maybe even as much as my adopted son.